Themes
A series of themes and collections to help you explore York's history.
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Social Centre of the North
York had changed. Attempts to...
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A City Protected by Water
The Romans chose York’s locati...
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Life Speeds Up
It was becoming easier for people to...
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Life in Elizabethan York
In many respects the Elizabethan per...
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An Independent City
For most of the Norman period York,...
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A City Left Behind
The industrial revolution had far le...
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After the Dissolution
Suddenly some of York’s magnif...
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A Jewish History Audio Tour
This Trail is produced by IPUP, The...
Theme Items
A selection of items to explore.
- Bronze weights
- The Minster in the 20th Century
- The York Hoard
- Jewbury Cemetery
- The Norman Minster
- The Minster in Viking Times
- Bootham Bar
- Bootham School
- Queen Margaret's Arch
- Priory Church of the Holy Trinity
- St Michael-Le-Belfrey Church
- The Norman Castle
- Viking Sword Pommel
- The Crossed Keys Symbol
- King Richard III and York
- Hair of a Roman Girl
- Anglian Cross